Frances / Studio Canal ; EMI ; a Brooksfilm production ; written by Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore, Nicholas Kazan ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by Graeme Clifford.

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This is the story of a small-town girl who tasted the glory in Hollywood and on Broadway, and then went on to lead a life in which everything went wrong. After winning a nationwide high school essay contest, Frances takes up acting, and escapes Seattle by winning a trip to Russia, ending up a contra...

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Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Studio Canal E.M.I. Films Brooksfilms (Firm) Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Clifford, Graeme, 1942- (Director) Sanger, Jonathan (Producer) Bergren, Eric (Screenwriter) De Vore, Christopher (Screenwriter) Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- (Screenwriter) Lange, Jessica (Actor) Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 (Actor) Stanley, Kim (Actor) Burns, Bart, 1918-2007 (Actor) Pennock, Christopher (Actor) Karen, James, 1923-2018 (Actor) O'Loughlin, Gerald S. (Actor) Cunningham, Sarah (Actor) Rich, Allan, 1926-2020 (Actor) Parfrey, Woodrow, 1922-1984 (Actor) Riley, Jack, 1935-2016 (Actor) Larson, Darrell (Actor) Charney, Jordan (Actor) Randolph, John, 1915-2004 (Actor) Young, Keone (Actor) Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929- (Actor) DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947- (Actor) Smith, Lane, 1936-2005 (Actor)
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English or dubbed French; closed captioned.
Published:	[London] : Troy, MI : EMI Films, Inc. ; Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2001], ©2001. ©2001
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Farmer, Frances, > 1913-1970 > Drama. Actresses > Drama. Alcoholism > Drama. Psychiatric hospitals > Drama. Mothers and daughters > Drama. Theater > United States > Drama. Women > Conduct of life > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Women in the performing arts > Drama. Seattle (Wash.) > Drama. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Drama. Farmer, Frances, > 1913-1970. Actresses. Alcoholism. Man-woman relationships. Mothers and daughters. Psychiatric hospitals. Theater. Women > Conduct of life. Women in the performing arts. California > Los Angeles > Hollywood. United States. Washington (State) > Seattle. Biographical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.
Genre:	Drama. Biographical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	This is the story of a small-town girl who tasted the glory in Hollywood and on Broadway, and then went on to lead a life in which everything went wrong. After winning a nationwide high school essay contest, Frances takes up acting, and escapes Seattle by winning a trip to Russia, ending up a contract player for Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. Frances continually bucks the system, and her refusal to play the game gets her in trouble with studio bosses, publicity people, everyone. Her strong-willed mother steps in to help her, and that's when her troubles really begin--series of hospitalizations, brutally mistreatment, and finally, a lobotomy. Frances never really got a chance to be who she should have been, or to do what she could have done. She had every gift she needed in life except for luck, useful friends, and an instinct for survival.
Note:	This film is based on the true life story of Frances Farmer. Special features: Trailer (2 min.); A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances [featurette] (31 min.); Commentary with director Graeme Clifford and David Gregory [audio feature]; Talent bios [text feature]. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ8 D0012990 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA Rating: Rated R.
Credits:	Director of photography, Laszlo Kovacs ; editor, John Wright ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; original score composed and conducted by John Barry ; costume designer, Patricia Norris.
System Details:	DVD; Region 1; 2.0 Dolby digital surround, mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Cast:	Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Bart Burns, Christopher Pennock, James Karen, Gerald S. O'Laoughlin, Sarah Cunningham, Allan Rich, Woodrow Parfrey, Jack Riley, Darrell Larson, Jordan Charney, John Randolph, Keone Young, Bonnie Bartlett, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lane Smith.
Event Details:	Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1982.